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CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER.

Patented Feb. 2, 1892.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRIEDRICH SENFF, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GUSTAVE I-IURLIMANN, OF SAME PLACE.

CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,287, dated February 2, 1892.

Application filed June 26, 1891. Serial No. 397,560. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: F F, &c., are holes, preferably of various Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH SENFF, a sizes, made in the side of the base, and the citizen of the United States, and a resident of knife is arranged directly against these holes Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State upon the inside of the base.

5 of New York, have invented a certain new and G is a spindle, upon the upper end of which useful Improved Combined Cigar Cutter and is a handle or knob I-l, designed to be struck Lighter, of which the following isaspecificaor depressed by the hand of the operator.

tion. The spindle G is guided by guides I I, soldered My invention relates to improvements in to the base or otherwise secured. [0 combined cigar cutting and lighting devices. J is a stop to limit the downward movement My invention differs from similar devices of the spindle. It may be stopped in any heretofore known, because, first, in such deother preferred manner. vices as heretofore constructed the cutter has K is the spindle of the gas-cock. At one been in some way or other attached to or end, as at L, it is fashioned into a plug for 15 formed upon the cock of the gas-jet, and this the gas cock, which works in a barrel M, as construction results quite frequently in disusual. At the other end the spindle K is organizing the gas-cock, so that it leaks gas; turned at right angles, as at N, and in the second, the cutters have almost invaribly been right-angled part there is a slot 0. The pin tubular or semi-cylindrical in cross-section. I, fastened in the spindle G, works in this 20 This renders sharpening of the cutter difficult. slot.

In my invention I construct the parts in Q, is a gas-pipe, which connects with the such manner that the cutter is entirely sepabarrel M by screw-threads R, and S is another rate and distinct from the gas-cock. Therefore gas-pipe connecting with the other side of the the strain upon the cutter does not engender cock, which, extending upwardly, may termi- 25 strain upon the gas-cock; also, my cutter is a nate in a cup or similar device T for the prosimple flat knife, which may be very readily tection against air drafts of the flame U withand inexpensively sharpened, and also I so in the cup. construct my apparatus that it is combined V is a little pan, which slides into the base with the figure of a man, woman, horse, or of the figure to catch the cigar-tips as they 30 other such figure. Thus myinvention serves are cut off. It is easily pulled out and empnot only to cut and light the cigar, but also tied whenever desired. as an ornament to the store of the tobacconist, \V is a spring attached to the base in any and I design to have the figures which I comsuitable manner, the free end of which enbine with my apparatus of an artistic characgages with a pin or ledge Y, made on the spin- 8 3 5 ter, so that it shall take the place of a statudie, whereby the spindle is normally elevated, cite or similar ornamentation. and this pin Y acts as a stop against upward In the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a front movement of the spindle G. elevation of the invention, a portion of the Referring now to Fig. 3, the hole for the base being broken away to disclose the intepassage of the gas through the plug Lis made o rior working parts. Fig. 2 is a vertical secsubstantially the same as other like passages, tion of the parts, taken through the gas-cock with the exception that at opposite sides of and viewed from the left, as indicated by the the hole on the periphery of the plug the hole arrow in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail in section is cut away at a a, so that the plug being. of the gas-cock. stopped in its rotation consequent on the up- 5 5 A is the base of the apparatus. It may be ward movement of the spindle G there is almade of metal or other suitable material. ways left a small passage for the gas through Upon it is mounted a pedestal B of suitable the cock by reason of the little cut-awaychanconstruction, and upon the pedestal is fastnels a a at the upper and lower sides of the cned a figure or statuette C. plug, through which gas can pass in small 10c 50 D isaknife or cutter blade, preferably made quantities, but suificient to maintain a small of steel and pivoted, as at E, to the base. flame at the burner. T are small holes made at the base of the cup to supply air and pre- Vent the extinguishment of the small flame consequent on drafts.

It will be noticed that, as shown in Fig. 1, the blade or cutter D is concaved opposite two of the holes F. This is not necessary. The edge of the knife may be straight.

The operation is as follows: The operator inserts the tip of the cigar in such one of the holes F as he desires. He then strikes with his hand or depresses with his thumb the knob H, whereupon the spring WV is flexed and the spindle descends, carrying with it by means of the pin P, which passes through the knife D, not only the knife, but also the slotted arm N of the plug of the gas-cock. The pin slides along the slot 0 in the arm N during this operation. 13y the time the lower end of the spindle G is stopped by the stop J or other suitable stop the knife has passed across the holes F, severing the tip of the cigar, and it has also turned on the gas, because the hole through the plug L has been brought fairly coincident with the gas-pipe above and below the plug. Consequently the flame at the burner isincreased and burns thedesired full extent. The operator while still holding the spindle depressed by pressure upon the knob or hand-piece 11 lights his cigar, and then releasing the knob the spring YV returns all the parts to their normal or primary position.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with this art that various modification may be made in the details of construction of my device, and yet the essential features thereof be v employed. I therefore do not limit myself to such details.

I claim As a new article, a combined cigar cutter and lighting device consisting of a suitable base having connections for gas, perforations in the vertical wall of the base, and a knife within the base registering with the perforations, connections between the spindle operating the knife and a gascock, a spring for the retraction of the spindle, and stops to determine the movement of the latter, whereby the end of the cigar may be clipped simultaneously with the increase of flame at thejet-orifice, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at New York, inthe county of New York and State of New York, this 16th day of June, A. D. 1891. r v

FRIEDRICH SENFF.

WVitnesses:

PHILLIPS ABBOTT, D. SoLIs RITTERBAND. 

